The Picard ManeuverMar 10

"Bar car" on the NYC subway, 1962

It was a temporary stunt as part of a city-wide cleanup. The goal was to give a “first class experience” to commuters.

Show threadusername_1Mar 10
It looks like something has broken in the USA in the '70s. It only went downward from there…
Show threadThe Picard ManeuverMar 10

Ever since I learned of this, I think of it frequently:

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

WTF Happened In 1971?

https://inflationdata.com/articles/2022/08/10/u-s-cumulative-inflation-since-1913/ "I don't believe we shall ever have a good money again before we take the thing out of the hands of government, that is, we can't take it violently out of the hands of government, all we can do is by some sly roundabout way introduce something that they can't stop." - F.A. Hayek…

WTF Happened In 1971?
Show threadFaygoRedPopMar 10
so wtf happened in 1971 then?
Show threaddrolexMar 10
Well, first of all, absolutely nobody was kung-fu fighting. It was virtually unheard of.
Show threadFaygoRedPop
Well, that’s more than a little bit frightening.
Mar 10 at 5:19pmWeb
Show threadtetris11Mar 11
Huh.
Show threadAkasazhMar 11
Let your fears be assuaged by the fact that their timing was masterful.